Orthoptera (Acridiidae)

by: Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912

Publication date: 1914

Topics: Acridiidae

Publisher: London : Taylor and Francis; [etc., etc.]

Collection: cdl; americana

Digitizing sponsor: MSN

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

ix, 276 p. 24 cm

Addeddate: 2006-11-21 01:03:07

Call number: srlf_ucla:LAGE-2012897

Camera: 5D

Collection-library: srlf_ucla

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External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1050248804

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Identifier: orthopteraacridi00kirbiala

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t53f4mp9v

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Reviewer: Elaphrornis - - February 3, 2013
Subject: W. F. Krby's Acridiidae (Fauna of British India series)

I have given this work 2 stars for its historical interest but that might be generous. The late G. M. Henry (1891-1983) in a letter dated 12 May 1982 described Kirby's book as "completely useless". Since Henry's own work on the Orthoptera of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and southern India is of such high standard and the volume on Tettigoniidae in the same series was to have been written by Henry (later abandoned) his evaluation of Kirby's volume on the Acridiidae is significant.

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